Sunday, February 13, 2011


Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which levels of glucose (simple sugar) in the blood is high because the body can not release or use insulin adequately.

Insulin is a hormone secreted by the pancreas, which is responsible in maintaining normal blood sugar levels. Insulin incorporate sugar into cells so that it can produce energy or stored as energy reserves.

Well, how much blood sugar levels, called high? According to the diagnostic criteria Perkeni (Society for Endocrinology Indonesia) 2006, a person is said to have diabetes if you have a fasting blood sugar> 126 mg / dL and on tests when> 200 mg / dL.

Blood sugar levels vary throughout the day which will increase after the meal and returned to normal within 2 hours.

Normal blood sugar levels on the morning after the night before fasting is 70-110 mg / dL of blood. Blood sugar levels are usually less than 120-140 mg / dL at 2 hours after eating or drinking liquids that contain sugar or other carbohydrates.

Normal blood sugar levels tend to increase in mild but progressive (gradually) after age 50 years, especially in people who are not actively engaged.

Increased blood sugar levels after eating or drinking stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin, which prevents blood sugar levels rise further and cause blood sugar levels slowly decreased.

There are other ways to lower blood sugar levels by performing physical activity such as exercise because muscles use glucose in the blood to be used as energy.